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Utah approves $1.4B in new funding toward Utah County transportation projects
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 20 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah transportation officials are moving forward with plans that they say will enhance the travel infrastructure to meet Utah County's growing needs.
Man ordered to stand trial for murder in deaths of 2 Eagle Mountain toddlers playing in a corral
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted May 20 - 5:44 p.m. | Save Story
Kent Cody Barlow was ordered to stand trial for two counts of murder on Monday after a judge said he caused a crash that led to the deaths of two Eagle Mountain toddlers.
Bringing 'disagree better' home: Teaching kids to negotiate instead of fight
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted May 20 - 3:08 p.m. | Save Story
How to model disagreements — with a neighbor over politics, your spouse over money, your kid over curfew — may be one of the most impactful gifts to give your children
Residents express concern over Spanish Fork intersection where 2 teenage girls were hit
Kiersten Nunez, KSL-TV | Posted May 20 - 8:07 a.m. | Save Story
A day after two teen girls were critically injured after being struck by a car, Spanish Fork residents voiced their concerns over the safety of the intersection where it happened.
BYU student donates bone marrow to potentially save stranger's life
Emma Everett Johnson, KSL.com | Posted May 19 - 4:06 p.m. | Save Story
Jane Pearson was river rafting in Moab last summer when she got an unexpected phone call.
Utah man inspired others, now seeks support following cancer diagnosis
Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV | Posted May 19 - 1:55 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah man known for inspiring others is in need of some encouragement. Chris Sullivan, known in his community as "the sign guy," has put a pause on running following a cancer diagnosis.
Driver dies after fiery crash on I-15 in American Fork
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 19 - 10:11 a.m. | Save Story
A driver died from injuries suffered in a fiery crash on I-15 early Sunday morning, authorities say.
Woman in Eagle Mountain aims to connect, uplift through virtual community center
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 19 - 9:07 a.m. | Save Story
Social worker Carissa Thurman is aiming to connect Eagle Mountain residents to small businesses while uplifting people through community classes.
2 teenage girls in critical condition after being hit by a car in Spanish Fork
Mark Jones, KSL-TV | Posted May 18 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Spanish Fork police said two teenage girls were struck by a vehicle Saturday and were taken by helicopter to Primary Children's Hospital in critical condition.
Whitewater kayakers race down the Provo River before flows drop
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
Competitors raced down the churning whitewater of the lower Provo River before Spring runoff slows, as part of the Provo River Race on Saturday.
Provo Power crew helping bring electricity to Navajo Nation homes
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 7:36 a.m. | Save Story
A four-man Provo Power crew is in the Navajo Nation installing power lines to help bring electricity to those who don't have it, part of the Light Up Navajo initiative.
Sandy eyes forecast with runoff expected to increase
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted May 17 - 8:42 a.m. | Save Story
Eyes were on the forecast Thursday with a key reservoir sitting at capacity, and runoff waters expected to increase in the weeks to come.
Provo is home to world's largest convention for adults with autism
Emma Everett Johnson, KSL.com | Posted May 17 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
Sarah Heuser was tired of events about people with autism. She wanted events "by and for" people with autism.
Family speaks out after boy who is deaf in one ear was left in school van
Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV | Posted May 16 - 8:09 a.m. | Save Story
A family is speaking publicly after saying their little boy who is deaf in one ear was forgotten and left alone inside a school transportation van, as they frantically tried to find him.
'A forest of dead trees': University of Utah study looks at new insect killing Utah's fir trees
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted May 16 - 7:43 a.m. | Save Story
A small, invasive insect that can only travel via wind or by latching onto birds and other animals is setting up shop within Utah's long-stressed conifer forests and wrecking havoc on some portions of the state's subalpine fir population.
These were Utah's fastest-growing cities in 2023 — and the cities that lost population
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 16 - 6:18 a.m. | Save Story
Over a dozen Utah communities gained at least 1,000 new residents between 2022 and 2023, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data.
Board votes to continue study of 2-way split of Alpine School District
Larry D. Curtis, KSL-TV | Posted May 15 - 9:23 p.m. | Save Story
The Alpine School District Board of Education voted Tuesday to continue a study of a potential two-way split of the Alpine School District.
Alpine School District approves exception to honor graduate who died from cancer
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 15 - 7:32 p.m. | Save Story
After the community banded together around a former classmate who died of cancer earlier this year, the Alpine School District approved an exception for her to be recognized at American Fork High School's graduation.
